Gans is a Dutch and German noun meaning "

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". It is also a surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Bird Stein Gans (1868–1944), American educator involved in parent education * Bob Gans (1887–1959), American slot-machine magnate and philanthropist * Bruce Gans, American physiatrist *

Carl Gans Carl Gans (7 September 1923 – 30 November 2009) was a German-born American zoologist and herpetologist. Early life and education Gans, who was Jewish, was born in Germany. While a teenager in 1939, he was able to escape Nazi Germany by ...

(1923–2009), Jewish German-American zoologist and herpetologist *

Christophe Gans Christophe Gans (born 11 March 1960) is a French film director, producer, and screenwriter who specializes in horror and fantasy movies. Life and career Gans was born in Antibes, France. As a teenager, he spent a large portion of his time crea ...

(born 1960), French film director *

Curtis Gans Curtis Bernard Gans (June 17, 1937 – March 15, 2015) was an American activist, writer, and expert on American voting patterns. With Allard K. Lowenstein, Gans in 1967 started and headed the Dump Johnson movement. Based on opposition to the V ...

(1937–2015), American political activist and voting expert * Danny Gans (1956–2009), American singer and comedian * David Gans (1541–1613), Jewish German-Czech mathematician, historian and astronomer *

David Gans (musician) David Gans (born October 29, 1953) is an American musician, songwriter, and music journalist. He is a guitarist, and is known for incisive, literate songwriting. He is also noted for his music loop work, often creating spontaneous compositions ...

(born 1953), American musician, songwriter and music journalist *

Donovan Gans Donovan Gans (born July 7, 1971) is a former American football defensive linemen who played one season with the Birmingham Barracudas of the Canadian Football League (CFL). He first enrolled at Colorado State University before transferring to Texa ...

(born 1971), American football player *

Eduard Gans Eduard Gans (March 22, 1797 – May 5, 1839) was a German jurist. Biography Gans was born in Berlin to prosperous Jewish parents. He studied law first at the Friedrich Wilhelm University, Berlin, then at Göttingen, and finally at Heidelberg, w ...

(1797–1839), Jewish German jurist *

Eric Gans Eric Lawrence Gans (born August 21, 1941) is an American literary scholar, philosopher of language, and cultural anthropologist. Since 1969, he has taught, and published on, 19th century literature, critical theory, and film in the UCLA Departme ...

(born 1941), American literary scholar and professor *

Herbert J. Gans Herbert J. Gans (born May 7, 1927) is a German-born American sociologist who taught at Columbia University from 1971 to 2007. One of the most prolific and influential sociologists of his generation, Gans came to America in 1940 as a refugee fro ...

(born 1927), American sociologist *

Joachim Gans Joachim Gans (other spellings: Jeochim, Jochim, Gaunz, Ganse, Gaunse) was a Bohemian mining expert, renowned for being the first Jew in North America.Grassl, Gary C. ''Joachim Ganz of Prague: The First Jew in English America.'' Biography Early l ...

, 16th-century Jewish Czech mining expert, first Jew to live in North America * Joe Gans (1874–1910), American boxer * José Moreno Gans (1897–1976), Spanish composer *

Joshua Gans Joshua Gans holds the Jeffrey Skoll Jeffrey Stuart Skoll, OC (born January 16, 1965) is a Canadian engineer, billionaire internet entrepreneur and film producer. He was the first president of eBay, eventually using the wealth this gave him t ...

, Australian economist *

Judy Gans Robert Edward "Judy" Gans (July 16, 1886 - February 13, 1949) was a Negro leagues outfielder, pitcher and manager for several years before the founding of the first Negro National League, and in its first few seasons. Gans played most of his se ...

(1886–1949), American baseball player *

Julius J. Gans Julius J. Gans (January 21, 1896 – April 24, 1973) was a Jewish-American lawyer, politician, and judge from New York. Life Gans was born on January 21, 1896, in New York City, New York, the son of Nathan Gans and Ida Lowenthal. Gans attended P ...

(1896–1973), American lawyer, politician, and judge * Lothar Gans (born 1953), German football player * Ludwig Aaron Gans (1794–1871), German industrialist * Mitchell Gans, American legal scholar * Óscar Gans (1903–1965), Cuban attorney and politician *

Panama Joe Gans Panama Joe Gans was a black boxer who held the World Colored Middleweight Championship for four years, shortly before it was discontinued. Born Cyril Quinton Jr. on November 14, 1896 in Barbados, British West Indies and raised in the Panama Can ...

(1896–1983), Barbadian boxer *

Paula Gans Paula Gans (9 May 1883 – 7 November 1941) was a Czech painter of still lifes, portraits and nudes. Biography Paula Gans was born the daughter of Ignaz Gans and his wife Johanna in Hronov, Bohemia on 9 May 1883. Nothing is known about her child ...

(1883–1941), Czech painter *

Peter Gans Peter Gans (born 1937 in Noordwijk) is a retired Dutch football referee. He was a referee in several Eredivisie matches from 1975 to 1983, where he stopped at 43 years of age. See also *List of FIFA international referees This is a list of c ...

(born 1937), Dutch football referee *Richard Gans, founder of the Spanish type foundry Fundiciòn Richard Gans *

Richard Gans Richard is a male given name. It originates, via Old French, from Old Frankish and is a compound of the words descending from Proto-Germanic ''*rīk-'' 'ruler, leader, king' and ''*hardu-'' 'strong, brave, hardy', and it therefore means 'strong ...

(1880–1954), Jewish German physicist *

Ron Gans Ronald Kenneth Gans (August 9, 1931 – June 29, 2010), sometimes credited as Ron Kennedy, was an American character actor and voice-over artist, known for portraying Q.T. the Orangutan on The Disney Channel's ''Dumbo's Circus'', the voice of Ar ...

(1931–2010), American voice-over artist and character actor * Sharon Gans (born 1942), American actress * Solomon Philip Gans (1788–1843), German jurist *

Stedman Gans Stedman-Ghee Rivett Gans (born 19 March 1997) is a South African rugby sevens player for the South Africa national team and a rugby union player for the in the United Rugby Championship and the in the Currie Cup. He usually plays as a centr ...

(born 1997), South African rugby player

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Frank Gansz Frank Gansz (November 22, 1938 – April 27, 2009) was an American football coach whose career spanned nearly 40 years. He served as the head coach for the Kansas City Chiefs of the National Football League (NFL) from 1987 to 1988, compiling a rec ...

(1938–2009), American football coach *

Gansz Trophy The Gansz Trophy is awarded to the winner of the United States Naval Academy and Southern Methodist University rivalry football game. It was created in 2009 through a collaboration between the two athletic departments.Ganz (disambiguation) Ganz may refer to: * Ganz Works, a Hungarian manufacturer of electric railway equipment * Ganz Midwest-CBK, a Canadian toy and home décor company known for Webkinz * Ganz, Styria, a town in the district of Mürzzuschlag in Styria, Austria * Gan ...

Gantz (disambiguation) ''Gantz'' is a manga series created by Hiroya Oku, later adapted into an anime and two live action films. Gantz may also refer to: Persons * Timothy Gantz (1946–2004), classical scholar * Benny Gantz (born 1959), Israeli military leader and pol ...

* Gan (surname) * {{surname, Gans Occupational surnames Surnames from nicknames cs:Gans de:Gans (Begriffsklärung) fr:Gans (homonymie) nl:Gans pt:Gans sv:Gans vo:Gans